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Climate change affects central banks
14/11/2018 -Global warming and its consequences are relevant for central banks as these consequences may conceivably have an impact on both financial stability and monetary policy in the long run. This is the conclusion of Conny Olovsson, PhD in economics,...
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 26 April 2017
17/01/2018 -At the monetary policy meeting on 26 April, the Executive Board of the Riksbank decided to continue purchasing government bonds during the second half of 2017, both nominal and real bonds, each corresponding to SEK 7.5 billion. Maturities and...
Riksbank new member of international network for climate and financial systems
13/12/2018 -The Riksbank has joined the Network for Greening the Financial System, NGFS. This is a group of central banks and financial supervisory authorities who cooperated by develop the analysis of environment and climate risk management in the...
First in the world with price stability target
07/02/2018 -After speculation against the krona, Sweden abandons the gold standard. The exchange rate becomes variable but, to protect domestic purchasing power, the Riksbank becomes the first central bank in the world to have a price stability target as a...
The Kreuger Crash
07/02/2018 -Ivar Kreuger’s enormous financial empire collapses in the wake of the Wall Street Crash. Despite enormous credits from Swedish banks and the Riksbank, he is unable to get his affairs in order and commits suicide in Paris.
Repo rate unchanged at –0.50 per cent, reinvestment of redemptions brought forward
14/01/2018 -The strong economic activity has contributed to inflation being close to 2 per cent for a period of time. Monetary policy needs to remain expansionary for inflation to continue to be close to the target. The Executive Board of the Riksbank has...
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 13 February 2018
23/02/2018 -At the Monetary Policy Meeting on 13 February 2018, the Executive Board of the Riksbank decided to hold the repo rate unchanged at –0.50 per cent. The forecast for the repo rate is unchanged since December and indicates that slow repo rate rises...
Repo rate unchanged at −0.50 per cent, increase not expected until towards end of year
26/04/2018 -Economic activity in Sweden is still strong and inflation has been close to the target for the past year. However, underlying inflation has been somewhat lower than expected recently, which raises questions regarding the strength of the...
The Riksbank’s Business Survey: The economic upswing is continuing
13/06/2018 -The economic upturn continues. This is the assessment of the major Swedish companies that were interviewed in the Riksbank’s Business Survey in May.
Riksbank offers deposit facility to central counterparties
07/09/2018 -The Riksbank is offering central counterparties the opportunity to place money overnight with the Riksbank. Access to this deposit facility increases the possibility for central counterparties to manage their liquidity buffers. This reduces the...